Tag Archive | "papaaloa"

A 37-year-old Papaaloa woman died following a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon, (December 2), in Paauilo. She was identified as Lori Ann Sato. Responding to a 3:58 p.m., call, police determined that a 2004 Honda sedan was traveling northbound on Highway 19, near the 34-mile marker, overtaking a vehicle in a no passing zone and was […]

Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the man shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday (April 29), in Papaʻaloa. He is identified as 59-year-old Gene Bernhardt of Papaʻaloa.

Hawai‘i Electric Light announces the completion of construction work along Highway 19 between the 24-mile marker in Pāpa‘aloa and the 27-mile marker in Laupāhoehoe on the Hāmākua Coast. Hawai‘i Electric Light thanks the community for their patience and cooperation during the construction period.

Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help about a theft in Papaʻaloa. At 10:12 a.m. Wednesday (October 21), police responded to a reported theft at the Papaʻaloa Hongwanji. They learned that a 100-year-old bronze bell had been stolen. The bell measures 24-inches wide by 30-inches tall. Its value has yet to be determined.

Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 36-year-old Papaʻaloa man who is wanted on two bench warrants for contempt of court. Timothy John Nacis is also wanted in connection with a terroristic threatening and criminal property damage incident that occurred Saturday morning (August 2) in Hilo. He is described as 5-foot-11, 175 pounds with black […]

Fire/rescue crews answered a 4:58 a.m. alarm Saturday (March 22) to 35-2040 Nanu Street in Papaaloa for a laundry room fire. Crews arrived to find a laundry room fire which had been extinguished. The homeowner’s son had awoken to the sound of crackling noises and found the laundry sink ablaze with fire spreading to the […]

Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in locating a missing 57-year-old Pāpaʻaloa woman. Kelie Ann Feliciano Sensano, also known as Kelie Sensano, is described as Caucasian, about 5-foot-5, 150 pounds with straight brown neck-length hair and green eyes.

Police have identified a man who drowned in a Papaʻaloa ravine last month as 31-year-old Yogi Yoswara, who had been reported missing. The San Gabriel, California, man was reported missing on December 19. On December 31, his body was found in a ravine in the Kapehu Camp Mauka area of Papaʻaloa about 400-450 feet from […]

Fire/rescue crews answered a 1:34 p.m. alarm to Papaaloa in the Laupahoehoe area to search for a missing person. The fire department’s Chopper 1 spotted the missing person’s car in a river. Rescue crews found the body of the driver about 100 yards downstream of the car.

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is hosting the HI-PAL “Click it or Ticket” 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament on July 20 to 22, 2012 in Laupāhoehoe at the Pāpaʻaloa Gymnasium. This is part of the “Click It or Ticket” series of basketball tournaments.

Hawai’i Police Department detectives are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found at the bottom of a 120-foot gulch in Papa’aloa, North Hilo. She was identified as Jonelle Alvarez, 30, of Honomū.